The memorial in Boylston Street honouring the victims of the bombing. Photograph: Zuma/Rex Features

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Summary

We’re going to finish up our live blog coverage of the latest developments in the Boston Marathon bombings investigation. Here’s a summary of where things stand a week after the attack.

• White House spokesman Jay Carney said Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the Boston bombings, would be tried in a civilian court. Some Republicans were pressuring the White House to treat Tsarnaev as an “enemy combatant” in the “war on terror.”

•An official criminal complaint was released today, detailing the moments before the explosion on 15 April and covering the capture of suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. FBI investigator Daniel Genck said in the complaint that there is "probable cause" to believe Dzhokhar Tsarnaev violated US law by "conspiring to use weapon of mass destruction against persons and property in US resulting in death" and "malicious destruction of property by means of an explosive device, resulting in death."

• A funeral was held for Krystle Campbell, one of three people killed in the explosions, in Medford, Massachusetts – the city where she was raised. The Boston Globe said more than 1,000 mourners attended her wake which was held in the town on Sunday. A memorial is being held for Lu Lingzi, 23, tonight at Boston University. Martin Richard, 8, is the third victim of the April 15 explosion.

• The FBI handed the scene of the explosion back to the city of Boston. Boylston Street, where the marathon ended, was closed during the week following the investigation. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino announced his five-step plan to restore the area on Sunday.

• Anzor Tsarnaev, the father of of the Boston bombing suspects, said he would be visiting the US from Russia this week to seek “justice and truth.” Tsarnaev said he had “lots of questions for police,” and that he wants to “clear up many things.” His wife, Zubeidat, said Anzor planned on flying to the US on Wednesday.

11.03pm BST

Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, appeared before a federal magistrate today while in bed at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The New York Timeshas obtained the court transcripts, which make it clear Tsarnaev received his Miranda Rights.

We’ve just posted a photo timeline of the Boston bombings investigation – beginning with the initial explosions and ending with the funeral of Krystie Campbell, one of three people killed in the explosions.

Bill Iffrig, 78, lies on the ground as police officers react to a second explosion at the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston. Photograph: John Tlumacki/AP

10.30pm BST

White House press secretary Jay Carneysaid in afternoon press briefing that Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will be tried in the US civilian court system.

A magistrate judge was present when Tsarnaev was charged today as he lay in his hospital bed. He faces charges of “using and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction’ and "malicious destruction of property by means of an explosive device, resulting in death."

The prosecution case against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, detailed in cool, unemotional language over 13 pages of a federal criminal complaint, begins at 2.41pm last Monday. It is then, according to FBI special agent Daniel Genck, in whose name the complaint is filed, that the teenager and his elder brother Tamerlan are first picked up by surveillance cameras about half a block from the finish line of the Boston marathon.

10.18pm BST

The FBI have given Boylston Street, the site of the explosions, back to the city of Boston. Backed by bagpipes, federal investigators handed an American flag to Boston Mayor Thomas Menino to signify the transfer.

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A truck full of tributes being cleared as Bostonians prepare to reopen Boylton St: the marathon finishing line. twitter.com/SkyNewsCam/sta…

We can only imagine what an exhausting and heartbreaking week it’s been for you and your city. But do know your newsroom collagues here in Chicago and across the country stand in awe of your tenacious coverage. You make us all proud to be journalists.

In a sense, the audience becomes part of the mishmash limbo that any journalist who has ever covered a live event has experienced. That undigested reality moment when there's no narrative, no "there" there. When rumors appear and disappear. When no authoritative voice can be found. When clarity is promised, but invariably delayed.

That's now what everybody sees – that's the uncertainty that the audience has joined, perhaps even what it craves.

Updated at 9.44pm BST

9.24pm BST

Pictures

Scenes from the funeral of 29-year-old Krystle Campbell, who was one of three people killed in the Boston Marathon bombings.

Patty Campbell and Krystle's mother enter a limousine as hundreds gathered at St. Joseph Church to lay Krystle Campbell to rest. Photograph: Barcroft USA

People hold an American flag outside the funeral for Krystle Campbell, who was killed in the Boston Marathon bombings. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

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Krystle Campbell, the 29-year-old killed in the Boston Marathon explosion, was laid to rest today in Medford, Massachusetts – the city where she was raised.

The Boston Globe said more than 200 members of Teamsters Local 25 assembled at the service on Monday morning to block members of the Westboro Baptist Church from picketing the service. Westboro members had previously threatened to picket the funeral, but none were visible at the Campbell’s service this morning.

More than 1,000 mourners attended her wake which was held in the Medford on Sunday.

A magistrate judge read the charges to Tsarnaev, 19, the younger of two brothers suspected in the bombing, as he lay "seriously injured" with a gunshot wound to his throat at Beth Israel Deaconess hospital in Boston.

"Although our investigation is ongoing, today's charges bring a successful end to a tragic week for the city of Boston, and for our country," said the attorney general, Eric Holder.

The US attorney for Massachusetts, Carmen Oritz, said the impact of the crimes had been "far-reaching, affecting a worldwide community that is looking for peace and justice."

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The complaint (pdf) goes on to document when police learned Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was hiding in a covered boat in Watertown on 19 April.

"After a stand-off between the boat's occupant and the police involving gunfire, the individual was removed from the boat and searched."

He had many forms of identification in his pockets and "visible injuries, including apparent gunshot wounds to the head, neck, legs and hand."

The FBI searched his dorm on Sunday and "seized from his room, among other things, a large pyrotechnic, a black jacket and a white hat of the same general appearance as those worn by Bomber Two at the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013 and BBs."

Genck concluded by saying there is "probable cause" to believe Dzhokhar Tsarnaev violated US law by "conspiring to use weapon of mass destruction against persons and property in US resulting in death" and "malicious destruction of property by means of an explosive device, resulting in death."

8.07pm BST

A preliminary examination of the explosive devices showed low-grade explosives housed in pressure cookers were used at the Boston Marathon. "The pressure cookers also contained metallic BBs and nails."

Explosives found at the scene of the shootout and in the abandoned vehicle were similar to those used at the marathon.

The remains of a pressure cooker that was part of one of the bombs that exploded during the Boston Marathon. Photograph: Federal Bureau of Investigation/AP

8.00pm BST

Genck said that based on surveillance footage taken at the ATM and at the gas station, he believes "the two men who carjacked, kidnapped, and robbed the victim are Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev."

He said the "severely injured" carjacker was taken to Beth Israel Hospital where he was pronounced dead. FBI fingerprint analysis confirmed the deceased carjacker was Tamerlan.

Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles documents showed that the brothers shared an address. Genck wrote that Tamerlan was a lawful permanent resident and Dzhokhar is a naturalized US citizen who entered the US on 12 April 2002.

7.52pm BST

According to the complaint, law enforcement then detected the carinWatertown, Massachusetts. On Dexter Street, the two men threw at least two small improvised explosive devices (IEDs) out of the stolen vehicle and a gun fight ensued.

"One of the men was severely injured and remained at the scene; the other managed to escape in the car."

The car was found abandoned nearby, with a low-grade explosive device inside. The FBI also recovered two unexploded devices at the scene of the shootout.

7.41pm BST

'Did you hear about the Boston explosion? ... I did that'

The criminal complaint goes on to detail the moments after the FBI released images and video of Bomber One and Bomber Two at approximately 5pm on Thursday, April 18.

A driver in Cambridge, Massachusetts said that near midnight, he was approached by a man who tapped his passenger-side window. When he rolled down the window, the man reached in, entered the vehicle, pointed a firearm at him and said: "Did you hear about the Boston explosion?" and "I did that." This man also showed the victim he had a gone and said "I am serious."

The victim was forced to drive to another location where they picked up another man. The man with the gun took the driver's keys and the victim moved to the rear passenger seat. The two accused men spoke in a foreign language.

As they drove, the man with the gun demanded cash from the victim and his ATM card, which they used to withdraw money from the victim's account. They then went to a gas station/convenience store and got out of the car, which is when the victim escaped.

Updated at 7.52pm BST

7.32pm BST

Genck explains in the criminal complaint that after examining photos from the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles and of surveillance footage, he determined that there is "probable cause," Bomber Two and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are the same person. He determined the same for Tamerlan Tsarnaev using the same process.

7.28pm BST

According to the criminal complaint, footage shows Dzhokhar standing in the same spot for approximately four minutes and checking his cellphone, at one point appearing to take a photo with it.

Genck then details footage taken in front of the Forum Restaurant as the first explosion was occurring.

Approximately 30 seconds before the first explosion, he lifts his phone to his ear as if he is speaking on his cell phone, and keeps it there for approximately 18 seconds. A few seconds after he finishes the call, the large crowd of people around him can be seen reacting to the first explosion. Virtually every head turns to the east (towards the finish line) and stares in that direction in apparent bewilderment and alarm. Bomber Two [Dzhokhar], virtually alone among the individuals in front of the restaurant appears calm.

Dzhokhar then apparently begins rapidly moving away from the finish line, leaving his knapsack where he was standing. The second explosion occurs there 10 seconds later.

Genck said he observed photographic and video footage from that location from a number of angles and viewpoints and "can discern nothing in that location in the period before the explosion that might have caused the explosion, other than Bomber Two's knapsack."

Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev at the scene of the Boston marathon bombing, in a picture released by the FBI.

7.26pm BST

The US criminal complaint against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev outlines the events of 15 April 2013. According to the document (pdf), the two explosions occurred at 2.49pm on 15 April.

FBI special agent Daniel Genck said in a signed affidavit that "each explosion killed at least one person, maimed, burned and wounded scores of others, and damaged public and private property."

Genck said that footage from a security camera shows at approximately 2.38pm two young men carrying large knapsacks who they believe to be "Bomber One" and "Bomber Two." He said there is "probable cause" that "Bomber One" is Tamerlan Tsarnaev and "Bomber Two" is Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Footage shows Dzhokhar following a few feet behind his older brother as they head towards the Marathon finish line.

At 2.42pm, Tamerlan was still carrying his knapsack and walking towards the location of the first explosion. At 2.45, Dzhokhar can be seen placing his knapsack on the ground.

In a criminal complaint unsealed today in US District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Tsarnaev is specifically charged with one count of using and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction (namely, an improvised explosive device or IED) against persons and property within the United States resulting in death, and one count of malicious destruction of property by means of an explosive device resulting in death. The statutory charges authorize a penalty, upon conviction, of death or imprisonment for life or any term of years. Tsarnaev had his initial court appearance today from his hospital room.

The statement quotes Eric Holder, the attorney general:

Although our investigation is ongoing, today’s charges bring a successful end to a tragic week for the city of Boston, and for our country ... Thanks to the valor of state and local police, the dedication of federal law enforcement and intelligence officials, and the vigilance of members of the public, we’ve once again shown that those who target innocent Americans and attempt to terrorize our cities will not escape from justice. We will hold those who are responsible for these heinous acts accountable to the fullest extent of the law.

6.40pm BST

'Conspiring to use weapon of mass destruction'

The US attorney's office in Massachusetts has confirmed that Dzhokar Tsarnaev was charged with "conspiring to use weapon of mass destruction against persons and property in US resulting in death". This charge carries the death penalty.

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Dzhokar Tsarnaev charged with conspiring to use weapon of mass destruction against persons and property in U.S. resulting in death

The father of the two Boston bombing suspects has said he will fly from Russia to the US to seek "justice and the truth" this week, as federal investigators seek to interview the American wife of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the elder Tsarnaev brother who was killed in a shootout with police.

In an interview on Sunday, Anzor Tsarnaev said he had "lots of questions" for police, and told the Associated Press he wants to "clear up many things".

His wife, Zubeidat, told journalists on Monday that her husband planned to fly to the US on Wednesday and that the family would try to bring the body of Tamerlan, 26, back to Russia. The elder Tsarnaev died after a frenzied gun battle with police on Friday in the Boston suburb of Watertown.

5.38pm BST

A police forensics team examines a boat in a garden on Franklin Street, where bombing suspect Dzokhar Tsarnaev was discovered. Photograph: Barcroft USA

It's certainly possible that it will turn out that, if they are guilty, their prime motive was political or religious. But it's also certainly possible that it wasn't: that it was some combination of mental illness, societal alienation, or other form of internal instability and rage that is apolitical in nature. Until their motive is known, how can this possibly be called "terrorism"? Can acts of violence be deemed "terrorism" without knowing the motive?

David Henneberry discovered Tsarnaev in a boat in his Watertown, Massachusetts backyard on Friday night and called the police. The boat incurred significant damage as police used stun grenades during the capture.

Given the events of this week, it’s important for us to understand the gaps and loopholes in our immigration system. While we don’t yet know the immigration status of the people who have terrorized the communities in Massachusetts, when we find out, it will help shed light on the weaknesses of our system.

On the day of the attacks, the Post incorrectly claimed that 12 people had died and that authorities were seeking a “Saudi man” as a suspect. The paper’s Thursday edition featured two young men on the cover under the headline: "BAG MEN: Feds seek these two pictured at Boston Marathon." Neither man was identified by the FBI as a suspect.

The paper has not apologized or issued corrections for the inaccurate reporting. On Saturday, Rupert Murdoch, who owns the Post’s parent company News Corporation, claimed on Twitter that the photos were distributed by the FBI.

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All NYPost pics were those distributed by FBI.And instantly withdrawn when FBI changed directions.

Massachusetts state police have released thermal video of Dzhokar Tsarnaev hiding in the stern of a boat in Watertown, Massachusetts after a day-long manhunt. Police used a robotic arm to lift a covering on the boat and fired stun grenades when he didn’t emerge.

Updated at 5.38pm BST

4.30pm BST

A number of stories were published over the weekend that look more critically at the Boston Marathon attack.

Part of the reason that we still want CNN to be great is that at a moment when information and news seem to have done a jailbreak — bursting forth everywhere in all sorts of ways — it would be nice to have a village common where a reliable provider of news held the megaphone. By marketing itself as the most trusted name in news, CNN is and should be held to a higher standard.

While Zubeidat was very good at giving facials, I can say that her increased religious zeal and offensive political suggestions about 9-11 in part influenced my decision to not return to her home since January 2012. Those details aside, she struck me as a hard-working woman who cared a lot for her family. When my mom called me earlier today, telling me about how she had seen the picture of Dzhokar this morning and called the FBI, I couldn’t believe it. As her client for years I felt affection for Zubeidat and was very distraught to hear that her sons could have committed such horrific crimes.

Law enforcement officials had hoped that a wide distribution of photos would bring clues. Instead, it appears to have jarred the Tsarnaevs into action. After apparently spending three days watching the aftermath of the bombing from nearby Cambridge, the two left their apartment within hours of the FBI news conference, heavily armed and prepared for a fight. Whether they intended to flee the area or provoke a confrontation is unclear.

And the Guardian's Glenn Greenwald wrote extensively on Saturday about suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev's civil liberties after senator Lindsey Graham sent out a series of tweets saying Tsarnaev should not be read his Miranda rights.

3.54pm BST

It’s a week since the three people died and more than 180 were injured when two young men from Boston planted pressure-cooker bombs planted with nails and ball bearings near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. We will be covering the day live. Here's a summary of where things stand.

•A memorial silence will be held in Boston today at 2.50pm, at the time the bombs went off last Monday. Bells will toll across the city and Massachusetts after the minute-long tribute. Boston residents are back at work and school for the first time since the manhunt ended with a virtual lockdown on the city and surrounding areas on Friday.

•The surviving suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, remains under armed guard at Beth Israel medical center in Boston. Tsarnaev is thought to have suffered a gunshot wound to the neck, which has prevented him speaking. It was not clear whether Tsarnaev was shot himself or was shot by police. There are reports this morning that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been communicating in a limited fashion, either in writing or by using hand signals.

•Charges are expected to be laid against Tsarnaev in the coming days. He is likely to face federal charges in connection with the bombings and state charges related to the fatal shooting of a police officer with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology force. The most serious federal charge available to prosecutors would be the use of a weapon of mass destruction to kill people, which carries a possible death sentence. The state of Massachusetts does not have the death penalty.

•The question of how and where Tamerlan Tsarnaev developed his alleged radical views on Islam remains open. His parents said on Sunday that he came to Dagestan and Chechnya last year to visit relatives and had nothing to do with the militants operating in the area. But other acquaintances have described his interest in religion while he was there.

•A lawyer for Tamerlan Tsarnaev's wife has said that the FBI have asked to speak to her. Amato DeLuca said Katherine Russell Tsarnaev, who lives in Rhode Island, said she was not a suspect. She had not yet spoken with the FBI, he said on Sunday, and was discussing with him how to proceed.

•Another line of inquiry is how the brothers’ obtained the firearms they were alleged to have used in the shootouts with police on Thursday night. That part of the inquiry will be led by te federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. According to AP, neither of the brothers had permission to carry a gun. Cambridge police commissioner Robert Haas said it was unclear whether either of them ever applied for a gun permit. But Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who is 19, would have been denied a permit based on his age – the minimum age for gun licenses in Massachusetts is 21.

•The Boston transit officer who was wounded in a shootout with the Tsarnaev brothers on Thursday, Richard Donohue, was still seriously ill in a Cambridge hospital. Doctors there said he had lost nearly all his blood, and his heart had stopped from a single gunshot wound that severed three major blood vessels in his right thigh. He is in a critical but stable condition, but according to the AP has opened his eyes, moved his hands and feet and squeezed his wife's hand Sunday.